Strong H850אֶשְׁתּוֹן

Eshton

Transliteration
'eshtôn
Pronunciation
esh-tone'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably from the same as H7764; restful;
{Eshton} an Israelite: - Eshton.

Meaning of the name

Eshton = "effeminate"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.11;
son of: Mehir (H4243);
father of: Beth-rapha (H1051), Paseah (H6454), Tehinnah (H8468)

In the biblical story

Eshton

Son of Mehir; father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah.

Eshton was the son of Mehir and the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah.

In the Bible

Strong H850 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • eshton2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:11
    And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:12
    And Eshton begat Beth–rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir–nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
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